Miss your vaccine appointment? Here’s how to reschedule
January 13, 2021
UT Health San Antonio has established an email for faculty, staff and students who missed their COVID-19 vaccine appointments or need to reschedule. The email is covid-19@uthscsa.edu.
Fox 29: San Antonio health officials highlight reasons we could see rise in COVID cases
January 13, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, is quoted in this Fox San Antonio story on the rise of COVID-19 cases, explaining the difference between the positivity rates and the transmission rate, which is the number of individuals that are infec …
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: How can I protect myself from the new COVID-19 variant?
January 13, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, in his latest interview with the statewide public radio program The Texas Standard, a Texas Public Radio show that is produced in the state capital to air on public radio stations statewide including Sa …
KSAT 12: Trust index: Does the COVID-19 vaccine contain a tracking device?
January 13, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, participated in a recent KSAT 12 town hall on the topic of the Trust Index related to false claims that the COVID-19 vaccine contains a tracking device. Watch the story.
Texas Public Radio: What do we know about the long-term and neurological effects of COVID-19?
January 12, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, were featured guests during Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” program to discuss what …
San Antonio Report: Novavax seeks COVID-19 vaccine trial participants in San Antonio
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine study. Read …
News 4: Local trials begin for fifth COVID-19 vaccine candidate
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine study. Read …
News 4: UT Health looking for participants in Phase 3 Novavax COVID vaccine trial
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine study. Read …
KENS 5: Minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, contributed to this second KENS 5 TV news segment on the Novavax trial launch, emphasizing that minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials because the inclusion of diverse groups in trials is the only …
Vaccine information for UT Health San Antonio patients
January 12, 2021
UT Health San Antonio is providing vaccines for UT Health San Antonio patients who fall into the Tier 1b category as determined by the State of Texas and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s tiered prioritized COVID-19 vaccine distribution s …